We slipped away from Louisville yesterday and made our way down to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Mercer County. It's my partner's birthday, so a little rest and relaxation in the countryside seemed in order.
Shakertown, as we called the place growing up, is Kentucky's largest National Historic Landmark, with 34 buildings dating back to the early 1800s. The site was originally a religious community, with the Shakers living communally here for over a century before dying out in the early 20th century. Preservation efforts got going in the 1960s, and now you can stay in many of same buildings the Shakers lived and worked in. The Old Ministry's Shop (above) was built in 1813 and for the next few days we have it to ourselves.
Setting foot in Pleasant Hill is almost like stepping back in time. There's electricity now, but the pace of life is still closer to that in the Shakers' days. A nice quiet retreat from the gunfire and plane crashes of city life.
Since it was birthday today we mostly indulged in good food, good company, and a bit of shooting. Going to do plenty more exploring and shooting tomorrow and Thursday, but wanted to post a few of our meanderings today.
